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MIT Unveils New Material That’s Strongest and Lightest On Earth

Researchers from MIT have created a new material that is actually stronger than graphene – making it 10 times stronger than steel, with only five percent of its density. The research has many applications, according to experts, including ones in the fields of architecture, construction, and even filtration.

January 10, 2017
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Technology and Privacy Forecast 2017

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What to expect from 2017 in the realm of net neutrality, privacy, technology, intelligence, and more

January 10, 2017
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China Claims It’s Made the Impossible EmDrive Possible

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Rumor has it that the Chinese are testing that fabulous Sangraal of spacecraft propulsion—the EmDrive. But the Chinese have been known to make some pretty fantastic, and insupportable claims; and there's so far not a shred of evidence that the EmDrive actually works.

January 8, 2017
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Blame Displacement of Jobs on Automation, Not Offshoring and Immigration

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There's been a lot of talk about globalization and immigration and the displacement of jobs, but the real threat is technological unemployment caused by automation. Some see in this a cause for fear; others see it as an opportunity and inevitable historic transition. Whatever the case, we're in for a bumpy ride.

January 8, 2017
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This Tech Aims to Make Virtual Reality Indistinguishable From Real Life

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Feel virtual objects with AxonVR.

January 7, 2017
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Infinite Solar Power Technology Could Completely Change Our Future

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According to an energy expert, the proliferation of solar energy is going to allow for cheap and effectively infinite energy, with prices plummeting to as little as a penny per kW. Solar energy is slowly being integrated into major infrastructure projects, which will only help speed it along the path to energy dominance.

January 7, 2017
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